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Draft Environmental Assessement Port Blakely Tree Farms Morton Block Safe Harbor Agreement Draft Environmental Assessement Port Blakely Tree Farms Morton Block Safe Harbor Agreement November 2008 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Western Washington Offi ce Draft Environmental Assessment Port Blakely Tree Farms Morton Block Safe Harbor Agreement Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Western Washington Field Office 510 Desmond Drive SE Lacey, WA 98503 Contact: Mark Ostwald Prepared by: 711 Capitol Way S, Suite 504 Olympia, WA 98501 Contact: Craig Hansen 360/357-6441 November 2008 This document should be cited as: ICF Jones & Stokes. 2008. Draft Environmental Assessment. Port Blakely Tree Farms Morton Block Safe Harbor Agreement. November. (ICF J&S 00209.07.) Olympia, WA. Prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ....................................................... 1-1 1.1. Purpose and Need for Action .............................................. 1-1 1.2. Regulatory and Planning Environment ................................ 1-4 1.2.1. Federal Endangered Species Act ............................. 1-4 1.2.2. Migratory Bird Treaty Act ......................................... 1-5 1.2.3. National Environmental Policy Act ........................... 1-5 1.2.4. State Environmental Policy Act ................................ 1-5 1.2.5. Forest Practices Rules and Regulations .................. 1-6 1.2.6. Washington Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan .......................................................................... 1-6 Chapter 2. Alternatives ....................................................... 2-1 2.1. No Action Alternative .......................................................... 2-2 2.2. Proposed Action .................................................................. 2-2 Chapter 3. Affected Environment ....................................... 3-1 3.1. Vegetation ........................................................................... 3-2 3.2. Wildlife ................................................................................ 3-4 3.2.1. Threatened and Endangered Wildlife ....................... 3-8 3.2.2. Other Special-Status Wildlife .................................. 3-15 3.3. Fish and Aquatic Species .................................................. 3-18 3.3.1. Threatened and Endangered Fish Species ............ 3-18 3.3.2. Other Fish Species ................................................. 3-18 3.4. Wetlands ........................................................................... 3-21 3.5. Water Quality .................................................................... 3-21 3.6. Geology and Soils ............................................................. 3-22 3.7. Cultural Resources ........................................................... 3-23 3.8. Land Use........................................................................... 3-24 3.9. Socioeconomic .................................................................. 3-25 3.10. Climate Change ................................................................ 3-25 Chapter 4. Environmental Consequences ........................ 4-1 4.1. Vegetation ........................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1. No Action Alternative ................................................ 4-1 4.1.2. Proposed Action ....................................................... 4-1 i November 2008 Draft Environmental Assessment 4.2. Wildlife ................................................................................ 4-2 4.2.1. No Action Alternative ................................................ 4-2 4.2.2. Proposed Action ....................................................... 4-6 4.3. Fish and Aquatic Resources ............................................. 4-14 4.3.1. No Action Alternative .............................................. 4-14 4.3.2. Proposed Action ..................................................... 4-14 4.4. Wetlands ........................................................................... 4-14 4.4.1. No Action Alternative .............................................. 4-14 4.4.2. Proposed Action ..................................................... 4-15 4.5. Water Quality .................................................................... 4-15 4.5.1. No Action Alternative .............................................. 4-15 4.5.2. Proposed Action ..................................................... 4-15 4.6. Geology and Soils ............................................................. 4-15 4.6.1. No Action Alternative .............................................. 4-15 4.6.2. Proposed Action ..................................................... 4-15 4.7. Cultural Resources ........................................................... 4-16 4.7.1. No Action Alternative .............................................. 4-16 4.7.2. Proposed Action ..................................................... 4-16 4.8. Land Use........................................................................... 4-16 4.8.1. No Action Alternative .............................................. 4-16 4.8.2. Proposed Action ..................................................... 4-17 4.9. Socioeconomics ................................................................ 4-17 4.9.1. No Action Alternative .............................................. 4-17 4.9.2. Proposed Action ..................................................... 4-17 4.10. Climate Change ................................................................ 4-18 4.10.1. No Action Alternative ........................................... 4-18 4.10.2. Proposed Action .................................................. 4-18 4.11. Cumulative Impacts .......................................................... 4-18 Chapter 5. List of Agencies and Organizations Contacted5-1 Chapter 6. List of Preparers ............................................... 6-1 Chapter 7. Literature Cited and Reviewed......................... 7-1 7.1. Written References ............................................................. 7-1 7.2. Personal Communications .................................................. 7-7 ii U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Table of Contents Tables Table 2-1. Comparison of Environmental Impacts between Alternatives ........................... 2-4 Table 3-1. Special-Status Plant Species with the Potential to Occur in the Covered Area . 3-4 Table 4-1. Forest Age Classes on the Covered Lands by Decade, No Action Alternative . 4-2 Table 4-2. Forest Age Classes on Covered Lands by Decade, Proposed Action .............. 4-6 Table 4-3. Effects of the Proposed Action on Special-Status Wildlife Species Potentially Occurring in the Covered Area ........................................................................ 4-12 Figures Figure 1-1. Project Vicinity and Land Ownership ................................................................. 1-2 Figure 3-1. Estimated Forest Age Composition in 2006 ...................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-2. Current Age Class ............................................................................................. 3-7 Figure 3-3. Current Young Forest Marginal and Dispersal Habitat ...................................... 3-9 Figure 3-4. Potential Marbled Murrelet Habitat and Set-Aside Areas ................................ 3-14 Figure 3-5. Streams ........................................................................................................... 3-19 Figure 4-1. Dispersal Habitat* in the SOSEA and the Covered Area, No Action Alternative 4-4 Figure 4-2. Dispersal Habitat* in the SOSEA and the Covered Area, Proposed Action ..... 4-8 Figure 4-3. Dispersal Habitat* in the Covered Area, No Action Alternative and Proposed Action ................................................................................................................ 4-8 iii November 2008 Draft Environmental Assessment Acronyms APE Area of Potential Effect BMP best management practice BP Before Present CFR Code of Federal Regulations CHEA Cooperative Habitat Enhancement Agreement DAHP Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation dbh diameter at breast height EA Environmental Assessment Ecology Washington Department of Ecology ESA Endangered Species Act FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact Forest Practice Rules Washington Forest Practices Rules and Regulations FR Federal Register FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service GIS geographic information system HCP Habitat Conservation Plan LOP Landowner Option Plan MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act murrelet marbled murrelet NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places Permit Enhancement of Survival Permit Port Blakely Port Blakely Tree Farms L.P. RCW Revised Code of Washington RMZ riparian management zone SEPA State Environmental Policy Act iv U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Table of Contents SHA Safe Harbor Agreement SMA Special Management Area SOSEA Spotted Owl Special Emphasis Area spotted owl northern spotted owl SSA Special Set-Aside Area State State of Washington tpa trees per acre U.S.C. United States Code WAC Washington Administrative Code WDFW Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife WDNR Washington Department of Natural Resources WMZ wetland management zone WRIA Water Resource Inventory Area v November 2008 Chapter 1. Introduction This chapter describes the purpose and need for the Proposed Action and the regulatory environment in which the
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